Pray with IDNOWA

IDNOWA and its members in Ghana are standing up against the so-called ‘Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021,’ one of the most repressive and far-reaching anti-gay laws so far proposed on the African continent.

A Christian Prayer for LGBTQ People Who Face Persecution

Loving God, source of all creation,
you have endowed all people with inherent dignity and worth,
and you invite us to treat each other in ways that honour and value that worth.

Too often the lives, rights, and freedom of LGBTQ people
have not been valued in our communities and our society.

We pray that your justice will prevail on the earth.

Look with favour on your LGBTQ people around the world
who wait to see whether their rights will be protected.

Give all leaders a spirit of wisdom and understanding,
that they may discern what is right.

Give us the courage to reconcile
with those who have been harmed by religion.

Help us to build a world where people are free
from every form of oppression and violence.

We ask this through your Son Jesus Christ,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God for ever and ever. Amen.

After Prayers for National Weekend of Prayer for LGBTQ Justice by The Religious Institute, Bridgeport CT, USA

A Muslim Prayer for LGBTQ People Who Face Persecution

In the name of Allah, the Gracious, the Merciful,
the One who created us as a diverse people in diverse communities.

You teach us that diversity is a blessing
and invite us to come to know one another.
Help us to embody your teachings in our lives and our community.
Guide and strengthen us as we seek to answer your call
to resist all forms of injustice.

You teach us that there is no compulsion in religion.
We pray that the leaders of nations will not allow religious beliefs
to be used as a justification for discrimination.

We lament that too often the lives, rights, and freedom of LGBTQ people
have not been valued in our communities and our society.

Give all leaders a spirit of wisdom and understanding,
that they may discern what is right.

Guide our community toward an enduring justice.

Grant us the courage to reach out
to those who have been harmed by religion.

Bless us as we seek to live in a world
where all people are free from injustice, violence, and discrimination.

After Prayers for National Weekend of Prayer for LGBTQ Justice by The Religious Institute, Bridgeport CT, USA